Customizing sound fields

By adjusting the LEVEL menu, you can customize the sound fields to suit your particular listening situation.

Note on the displayed items

The setup items you can adjust in each menu vary depending on the sound field. Certain setup parameters may be dimmed in the display. This means that the selected parameter is either unavailable or fixed and unchangeable.

Adjusting the LEVEL menu parameters

You can adjust the balance and level of each speaker. These settings are applied to all sound fields except for effect level parameter. The effect level parameter settings are stored individually for each sound field.

1 Start playing a source encoded with multi channel surround effects (DVD, etc.).

2 Press MAIN MENU repeatedly to select “LEVEL”.

3 Turn MENU to select the parameter you want to adjust.

For details, see “LEVEL menu parameters” below.

4 While monitoring the sound, turn –/+ to select the setting you want.

The setting is entered automatically.

5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to adjust the other parameters.LEVEL menu parametersxT. TONE (Test Tone)

Initial setting: Off (T. TONE)

Lets you output the test tone sequentially from each speaker. When set to “AUTO XXX”, the test tone is output from each speaker automatically. When set to “FIX XXX”, you can select which speaker will output the test tone.

x L R BAL. L/R XXX (Front speaker balance)

Initial setting: 0 (BALANCE)

Lets you adjust the balance between front left and right speakers. You can adjust in the range of BAL. L (+1 to +16), BALANCE (0), BAL. R (+1 to +16) in 33 steps.

xCTR XXX.X dB (Center speaker level)xSUR.L. XXX.X dB(Surround speaker (left) level)xSUR.R. XXX.X dB(Surround speaker (right) level)xSB XXX.X dB(Surround back speaker level)*xSBL XXX.X dB(Surround back speaker (left) level)**xSBR XXX.X dB(Surround back speaker (right) level)**xS.W. XXX.X dB (Sub woofer level)

Initial setting: 0 dB

You can adjust from –20 dB to +10 dB in 0.5 dB steps.

*Only when the surround back speaker selection parameter is set to “SINGLE” in the SPEAKER SETUP menu (page 18).

**Only when the surround back speaker selection parameter is set to “DUAL” in the SPEAKER SETUP menu (page 18).

x MULTI CH IN S.W. XXX dB(Multi channel sub woofer level)

Initial setting: 0 dB

Lets you increase the level of the MULTI CH IN sub woofer channel by +10 dB. This adjustment may be necessary when connecting a DVD player to the MULTI CH IN jacks. The sub woofer level from DVD player is 10 dB lower than Super Audio CD player.

xEFCT. XXX (Effect level)

Initial setting: STD

Lets you adjust the “presence” of the surround effect in 3 levels – MIN (minimum effect), STD (standard effect) and MAX (maximum effect).

Note

This parameter is valid only when you use a sound field selected with the MOVIE or MUSIC buttons.

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